Grupo de Teatro Guará: a rua como espaço de encenação

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the scenic space in the productions of the Guará Theatre Group, founded in 1995 as a university extension project, of which the author is the founder and theatre director. The research analyzes theatrical practices carried out in public spaces, especially streets and parks. The study takes as its objects the productions Amor por Anexins by Arthur Azevedo and A Farsa da Boa Preguiça by Ariano Suassuna. The choice of the street as a staging space is analyzed from the group's extensionist origin and the dialogue with the dramaturgy of Ariano Suassuna. Methodologically, it is qualitative research, which articulates documentary research and an autoethnographic approach, considering the interrelation between artist, researcher, and object of study. The investigation highlights the scenic space as a result of the representational relationships established between actors, space and audience